The Latest Breaking News from an El Niño

Labour MP says UK should be prepared for impact of super El Niño

Labour MP Chris Hinchliff has said the UK should be prepared for an "super-El Niño" climate event that could severely impact global food supplies and economies. An El Niño is a phenomenon where surface water temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean become much warmer than normal - with a super…

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Oceans reach hottest June on record as El Niño threatens higher temperatures

The world's oceans recorded their hottest June ever, European scientists said on Wednesday, warning that the emergence of an El Niño weather pattern alongside human-driven climate change could push sea and air temperatures to fresh records in the months ahead.

France 24 · Jul 1

Cocoa Markets Price in Global Weather Risks

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26 ) on Wednesday closed up +2 (+0.05%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26 ) closed up +5 (+0.16%). Cocoa prices climbed to 3-week highs on Wednesday and settled slightly higher. Cocoa markets are pricing in weather risks after an El Niño weather pattern was...

Barchart · Jun 17

El Niño expected to develop in coming months, bringing hotter and drier weather to eastern Australia

BoM and other agencies expect transition to the first El Niño since spring 2023 sometime during winter

The Guardian - AU · Jun 3

Sugar Prices Climb on Global Weather Concerns

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.17 (+1.15%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed up +4.00 (+0.91%). Sugar prices rallied on Thursday amid growing worries that dry weather from an El Niño weather event could disrupt global sugar production. The emergence...

Barchart · May 21

Why the phrase ‘Super El Niño’ makes Australian climate scientists roll their eyes

Frightening headlines predicting a Super El Niño or even a Godzilla El Niño amp up anxiety levels for farmers and residents of bushfire-prone regions.

The Conversation · Apr 9

Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs in 2027

One expert says 2027 could be even hotter than the last three years, which have been the top three warmest on record

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7

Volcano Were Blamed for the Greatest of Earth’s ‘Big Five’ Mass Extinctions — Scientists Might Have Been Wrong

A new study reveals that an El Niño weather pattern in the world’s major ocean added to climate chaos and led to extinctions spreading across the globe.

Inverse · Sep 21, 2024

Is Australia’s climate confusing you? Here’s why rainfall and temperatures don’t always behave as expected

In the past few years in Australia, seasonal rainfall and temperatures have left a lot of people confused. Sometimes, the hot, dry conditions usually associated with an El Niño have not eventuated. Similarly, there have been years where a La Niña did not lead to the cool, wet conditions expected.

The Conversation · Jul 30, 2024

BoM declares the El Niño is over and another La Niña could be on the way

Seven months after an El Niño associated with hotter and drier weather got under way, conditions have returned to neutral

The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2024